Audi R10 TDI race car uses Biofuel of the next generation for the first time
Ingolstadt – World premiere in motorsport: At the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours on 14/15 June, the three Audi R10 TDI prototypes entered by Audi Sport Team Joest will race for the first time with the next generation of Biofuel manufactured [...]
June 2nd, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued
Wherever the source, Biodiesel is vegetable oil that’s been thru a process called transesterification. That means they’ve taken the glycerin out and replaced with alcohol –making a thinner fluid that’ll pass thru a Diesel engine’s fuel injectors. It’s a pretty nifty hack. That process is what separates biodiesel from waste vegetable oil (greasel) or vegetable oil conversions, which require heating the fuel to make it thin enough to pass thru the engine.
May 19th, 2008 | On The Road | 0 comments | Continued